LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson stepped off the team bus Friday afternoon with a football in hand, determined to meet the teenager waiting for him.
He gave Amzie Smith a big hug and the autographed football with a special message: Keep Fighting, Stay Strong!
Then he invited her to walk with him during Card March, the team’s entrance into Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium through a sea of waiting Cards fans.
Smith walked along, high-fiving everyone with a hand stuck out. Once she arrived in the stadium concourse, coach Bobby Petrino gave her a hug and a few words of encouragement.